Job Description

Responsibilities:

Description: Senior Learning & Development Specialist

Location: Foster City, CA Hybrid preferred but also open to remote candidates

Duration: 1-year contract with potential for extension

Team: Global Commercial Learning & Development – Instructional Design Center of Excellence

Reports to: Associate Director, Learning Experience & Curriculum Design

About the Role

In this position, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and steering the content strategy for new learning initiatives, content re-design and product launches, ensuring that every asset is thoughtfully designed to meet the needs of a global audience while following a repeatable process. Your clinical / scientific background paired with an understanding of instructional design and commercial selling will be key in operating at the nexus of various workstreams. Your focus will be on providing strategic guidance throughout the content development process—partnering with cross-functional teams to align instructional approaches, drive innovation, and embed best practices that support commercialization goals including recommending AI-forward approaches to content development. Your expertise will help create a cohesive framework that enables effective knowledge transfer, adaptability, and scalability across diverse markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for inquiries about available learning content across brands and disease states
• Design content strategy for new builds or re-designs of existing content, including creating outlines, design blueprints, etc.
• Provide strategic input and feedback during the content build phase for new product or indication launches
• Support implementation of a cohesive content strategy aligned with launch goals, therapeutic area training, and selling models.
• Facilitate alignment between Marketing, Medical, and Instructional Design teams when content priorities or perspectives diverge
• Collaborate with Product Directors and SMEs to shape selling skills workshops, deep dives, and supporting assets
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and connect content across programs to ensure consistency and strategic alignment
• Project manage new content builds, including tracking deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder input
• Recommend AI-based solutions to streamline content development and content management
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Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in commercial, clinical, or learning roles
• Strong clinical literacy and the ability to digest and retain scientific content across multiple therapeutic areas, bachelor of science discipline req, Master, PhD, PharmD a bonus
• Proven experience in project management, with the ability to manage timelines and coordinate across stakeholders
• Instructional design experience, medical writing, or medical illustration a plus, experience with a content center of excellence or agency preferred
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams
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Preferred Tools & Skills

• Familiarity with product launch cycles and commercialization strategies.
• Experience supporting global teams and adapting content for diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of selling skills frameworks and field force enablement.\
• Familiarity with learning platforms and tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, PowerPoint, and Smartsheet
• Familiarity with AI tools in the learning space
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

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